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Rosemary Woodruff Leary has been known only as the wife of Timothy Leary, the Harvard professor-turned-psychedelic high priest, whose jailbreak captivated the counterculture and whose life on the run with...

'Brilliant and powerful' ELIZABETH GILBERT 'S o full of wisdom and pleasure that you don't want it to end' MAGGIE NELSON In the wake of a disastrous two-year relationship, Melissa...

The smell of leather. The flash of a harness. The snap of a latex glove. Welcome to the radical, vibrant world of sexual fetishists. In 21st century commodity culture, we...

'A moving, courageous voice ... Muslims and others alike need to listen to him' - Observer Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed is an imam and Koranic scholar. He is also gay. In this...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsMichael King's Wrestling With The Angel: A Life Of Janet Frame chronicles the extraordinary and often harrowing existence of one of...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling biography, The Diamond Queen: Elizabeth II And Her People, chronicles the extraordinary reign of Queen Elizabeth II, offering an...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis biography chronicles the multifaceted career and personal life of Hollywood icon Kevin Costner. Kevin Costner: The Unauthorized Biography uncovers the...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsThis scholarly biography presents a profound examination of one of history's most pivotal figures. It chronicles...

The book titled My Illustrated Career by the author Shane Warne. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Combining personal and professional experience, A Silent Tsunami is a moving exploration of the development of Dementia and its impacts on a mother-daughter relationship. A Silent Tsunami is a unique...

Born and raised in remote Broken Hill, Trevor Barry left school after year ten to work in the mines. Years later, a single glimpse of Saturn through a colleague's telescope...

In September 2003, Luca Spaghetti got an email from an American friend that would change his life: 'A friend from university is about to move to Rome for three months....

An unflinching and deeply reported look at the realities of binge-eating disorder from a rising culture commentator and writer for Vogue. Millions of us use restrictive diets, intermittent fasting, IV...

What happens when we can't joke about some of the most important stuff in life? In a 2019 study, 40% of people reported censoring themselves out of fear that voicing...

Secondhand Biography & History Bargain Book Box This collection features seventeen volumes of biography, correspondence, and historical studies, documenting the lives of influential figures in politics, the arts, and social...

Secondhand Arts, Culture & Historical Biography Bargain Book Box (15 Books) Spanning the creative spectrum from the Golden Age of Hollywood to the foundational poets of the nineteenth century, this...

Secondhand Global History & Political Biography Bargain Book Box Spanning from the administrative structures of Ancient Rome to the modern diplomatic corridors of the United Nations, this seventeen-volume collection provides...

Secondhand Literary Biography & Correspondence Bargain Book Box (15 Books) Covering the lives of influential novelists, poets, and critics, this fifteen-volume collection provides a detailed overview of literary history and...

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsThis historical biography chronicles the formative years of one of England's most celebrated diarists, Samuel...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the audacious individuals who propelled early aviation forward, risking everything to conquer the skies. It...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsDavid Shepherd’s memoir presents a vivid blend of autobiography and nature writing, charting his life as a wildlife artist who...

A celebration of three decades of cricket and a unique insight into the world of radio and broadcasting. Test Match Special is both a sporting and broadcasting institution that has...

'How I wish I'd had access to this book when I was first starting out as a writer! Maggie Smith has created an offering here of great substance and generosity...

Why do we collect? Is it to rescue objects from oblivion? Is it a kind of desire - or even a kind of madness? In this mosaic of fiction, philosophy,...

'This book is as sharp as razors, but it also pulses with a passionate, desperate, human urgency for truth and liberation. I am deeply grateful to have read it' Elizabeth...

WINNER OF THE FOOTNOTE X COUNTERPOINTS WRITING PRIZE 2023-24 'Vivid, compassionate, captivating' Elif Shafak 'A special and original voice, one for our times' Philippe Sands 'A moving and tender story...

From the bestselling author of BORN ON A BLUE DAY and THINKING IN NUMBERS'Bursting with feeling and possibility' TELEGRAPH'Nine Minds offers something that autistic people urgently need: it humanises us'...

'A moving, courageous voice ... Muslims and others alike need to listen to him' - Observer Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed is an imam and Koranic scholar. He is also gay. In this...

' Beautifully written, searingly honest, and deeply affecting ... when the book ended, I only wanted more' - Roxane Gay 'The gravity and urgency... anchored me to my chair and...

'A stunning self-portrait of a woman trying to make sense of the misogyny and sexism she has faced throughout her life.' - TIME Magazine In early 2021, popular artist Anna...

When Stacey Heale's husband, Greg, was diagnosed with incurable cancer on their daughter's first birthday, it felt like her life as she knew it was drawn to a halt. Confronted...

When Stacey Heale's husband, Greg, was diagnosed with incurable cancer on their daughter's first birthday, it felt like her life as she knew it was drawn to a halt. Confronted...

In all theatre, the spotlight follows the leads, making it easy for the audience to overlook the role of the singers, dancers and actors who bring a production to life....

Amanda Goff was a successful journalist in London and Sydney before ditching her nine-to-five job at the age of 38 to become Samantha X, Australia's most famous escort. A bipolar...

The definitive story of a top Chinese politician's ill-fated quest to reform the Communist Party. When Hu Yaobang died in April 1989, throngs of mourners converged on the Martyrs' Monument...

Can a planet have legal rights? Could it be defended in a court of law? How do we redefine a 'right to life'? A revolution is taking place. Around the...

Since the success of "Philadelphia, Here I Come!" in 1964, Brian Friel has written over twenty plays, successively confirming his reputation as a major dramatist of the twentieth century. But...

An award-winning classicist turns to Greek tragedies for the wisdom to understand the damage caused by suicide and help those who are contemplating suicide themselves "Remarkable, brave and compassionate."-Rowan Williams,...

An intimate look at Elie Wiesel, author of the seminal Holocaust memoir Night and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award, Biography category "An...